West Jordan Historical Museum - West Jordan, Utah
N 40° 36.558 W 111° 56.726
12T E 420019 N 4495816
West Jordan Historical Museum - part of Veteran's Memorial Park in West Jordan, Utah
Waymark Code: WMAX03
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2011
Views: 14
West Jordan, Utah, has a rich heritage dating back to the first pioneers. West Jordan was one of the first areas to be settled after Salt Lake City was established.
The West Jordan Historical Society was established in 1998 with the goal of opening a West Jordan Historical Museum. Later in early 1999 the historical society was offered a surplus house that later became part of the city’s main park. The house, located at 7800 south and 2053 west, is a small West Jordan homestead including several out buildings, an orchard, tons of trees, chickens, and antique machinery. Some of our featured West Jordan and Utah historical memorabilia includes an original Saltaire carousel horse, the 1909 dedication stone for West Jordan’s 2nd LDS meeting house and tools once used by Archibald Gardner to build 31 different mills throughout the Salt Lake Valley. The museum features several artifacts, photos and information featuring World Middle Class Champion Boxer Gene Fulmer and his trainer and friend Marv Jensen. The museum also features a working blacksmith shop that features an original forge once owned and operated by Willard Richardson, an early West Jordan resident. Many of Mr. Richardson’s original handmade blacksmith tools and hand forged items are on display. We also feature an 1867 granary building that houses unique West Jordan and Utah dairy items and displays.
The museum has acquired and moved to the museum site, West Jordan’s first soda fountain/ lunch counter/small groceries business, the Cottage Inn. When fully restored, the Cottage Inn will look like it did in 1937, complete with booths, lunch counter with floor mounted stools and a soda fountain / ice cream counter. The Cottage Inn was owned and operated by Vivian Gardner Richardson and her sister Genevieve Finlayson Hogan. The Cottage Inn will feature many original artifacts used in conducting business by the two sisters.
In 2007 the Historic Steadman Barn a two-story, 100-year old wooden barn was moved to the Museum location. Traveling just a little over a mile from 2200 W and 70th S the barn was gifted to the museum by the Larrie Oreno family. The barn was one of a pair that housed sheep and cows for the Steadman family. Called “A miracle of cooperation” by the Salt Lake Tribune the barn is in the process of being restored and refitted as a Utah Dairy Museum Display.
Source: www.wjhistory.org
Theme:
Early town history of the West Jordan area and its people.
Street Address:
2053 West 7800 South
West Jordan UT 84084
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: no
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday 12pm - 6pm Private and group tours are also available by appointment.
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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